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Alasdair Gold

Tottenham predicted team vs Crystal Palace: Jose Mourinho to make big Dele Alli decision

Tottenham Hotspur's long and fragmented season comes to a close at Crystal Palace on Sunday afternoon and Jose Mourinho has a few final decisions to make.

Spurs travel to Selhurst Park looking to better Wolves' result at Chelsea in order to finish sixth rather than seventh in the Premier League and ensure they will not have to rely on Frank Lampard's team overcoming Arsenal in the FA Cup final to keep their qualification spot in next season's Europa League.

Mourinho has a near fully fit squad to choose from, other than Tanguy Ndombele who misses out with a knee injury picked up in training.

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Dele Alli returns after his hamstring problem and the Spurs boss must decide whether he starts and if so where in his team.

Eric Dier, who signed a new four-year deal this week, has now served his four-game suspension.

Despite his own good form before his ban, Sheffield United aside, comes back with Tottenham's defence having conceded just two wonder goals in those four matches.

Spurs have been in good form with four wins in five games and can register a six-match unbeaten streak for the first time since the 2017/18 season if they avoid defeat against Palace.

There is also the likely departures of both Jan Vertonghen and Michel Vorm as their contracts come to an end.

The Belgian centre-back has been at the club for eight years while his Dutch team-mate joined in 2014 before rejoining this season after a few months of being unattached to a club to help out after Hugo Lloris' arm injury.

Mourinho is not normally one for sentiment but Vertonghen could get some minutes if possible and there will be a decision to made over whether Vorm gets a spot on the bench for the last time over Paulo Gazzaniga.

Here's how we reckon Tottenham will line up in their final match of the season:

(4-2-3-1) Lloris; Aurier, Alderweireld, Sanchez, Davies; Sissoko, Winks; Lucas, Lo Celso, Son; Kane.

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